Iran detains dual national linked to UK intelligence

Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain’s intelligence service, the latest in a string of arrests of dual nationals over the past year.
“The accused was working in an economic sector related to Iran,” Tehran prosecutor general Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.
Dolatabadi did not identify the accused person or the second nationality.
Britain said it was trying to find out more about the arrest.
“We are seeking information following the reported detention of a dual Iranian-British national in Iran,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The Iranian prosecutor said the arrest was part of a crackdown against what officials have portrayed as “Western infiltration.”
Iran’s potential opening up to the West after last year’s nuclear deal has alarmed Iranian hard-liners.

Source: Arab News